Da Costa as President of session and Viscount Ishii delivering opening address at meeting of the League of Nations Council at the Secretariat in Geneva, Switzerland. Delegates leaving include Briand and Loucheur & Paul-Bancour (France), Sir (Great Britain), Mr Scialoja first delegate for Italy. In a group Mr Quinones de Leon (Spain) and Mr Benes (Czech) Mr Mello France (Brazil) M Vandervelde (Belgium).
Delegates arrive for the League of Nations Council meeting at the Secretariat in Geneva, Switzerland. Shows Count Bethlen, delegate for Hungary. Lord Robert Cecil talks with two young ladies
Scenes from the 7th Assembly of the League of Nations in session at Salle de la Reformation or Calvinium (Rue du Rhône 65, 1204 Genève, Switzerland) in Geneva, Switzerland. Mr. Da Costa presides over the session. Shows session in progress. Viscount Ishii Kikujiro of Japan makes the opening speech. Mr. Da Costa takes the chair. Delegates leave the hall after the meeting. Press, public and photographers gather outside the venue.
Documentary on League of Nations titled ' The League at Work '. Cemeteries and war graves. Grave reads ' Private Harmon Cheshire Regiment '. Versailles Treaty. Explains covenant of League and shows League's founder Woodrow Wilson. Exterior of League of Nations building. League President Joseph Avenol speaks on the functions of each branch. League Post Office. Man with post trolley, women typists in typing pool use typewriters, women operating roneo copying machines (also called mimeograph machines). Man in office with secretary translating. Post room where incoming and outgoing mail are stamped. In a reference library, man walks amid racks holding books. Seymour Jacklin Treasurer tells of League finances. Writing on blackboard shows how budget is worked out. Various buildings for which the League is financially responsible.
Shows Information section of the League of Nations, electricity pylons and radio transmitters in Geneva, Switzerland. Radio broadcasts for the League of Nations in different languages such as English, French and Spanish.
Shows the Legal section of the League of Nations in Geneva, Switzerland. Two men in office. Large ledger removed from shelf and written in. Joseph Avenol speaks to the camera. Shows the Political section. Frank P. Walters speaks to the camera and talks of recent problems of the League. Assembly members arrive and take seats. Anthony Eden speaks. A political agitator on soapbox addresses an outdoor meeting. An African American addresses meeting.
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